UPDATE: Northbound I-15 reopens after fire

MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. – Northbound lanes of Interstate 15 near the Utah-Arizona state line have reopened after being closed due to a semitruck fire at milepost 22 around 9:25 p.m. Wednesday, according to a statement from Arizona Department of Transportation.

The lanes reopened around 10:30 p.m.

The incident occurred about seven miles south of the state line.

Southbound lanes of I-15 remained open during the incident.

Highway 91 from St. George and Littlefield, Ariz. | Image created on Mapquest.com, St. George News | Click on map to enlarge

Alternate route and tips for drivers

Those seeking to avoid the traffic backup and construction work in the Virgin River Gorge may take Highway 91 as an alternate route. The highway bypasses the Gorge entirely, intersecting with I-15 at Exit 8 for Littlefield, Arizona, to the south and connecting to St. George at the north via Santa Clara and Sunset Boulevard. See map included in this article.

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Mori Kessler serves as a Senior Reporter for St. George News, having previously contributed as a writer and Interim Editor in 2011-12, and an assistant editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news as a freelancer in 2009 for Today in Dixie, and joined the writing staff of St. George News in mid-2010. He is also a shameless nerd and has a bad sense of direction, often telling people go left while he is pointing right. Numbers greater than five also confuse him.